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Tutankhamun

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

By looking at the above picture, who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun?

a)

Charles Carter

b)

Howard Carter

c)

The boy king

d)

Edward Brown

2.

At what age did Tutankhamun become a Pharaoh?

a)

9 years old

b)

13 years old

c)

8 years old

d)

18 years old

3.
Where did Tutankhamen rule?
a)
Iran
b)
Italy
c)
Egypt
d)
Greece
4.
Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered in 
a)
the Valley of the Bandits.
b)
the Valley of the Rich.
c)
the Valley of the Egyptians.
d)
the Valley of the Kings.
5.
There were many things found in the tomb.  Why did the Egyptians bury the king with so many items?
a)
Tutankhamen would need all the items for the afterlife.
b)
Tutankhamen collected a lot of important things.
c)
Tutankhamen stole from another king before he died.
d)
Tutankhamen wanted to seem important.
6.
Who financed the exploration and excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb?
a)
Howard Carter
b)
Lord Carnarvon
c)
Theodore Davis
d)
Edmund Evelyn
7.
The first room of the king's tomb was called the
a)
burial room.
b)
antechamber.
c)
annex chamber.
d)
treasury.
8.

How many years did it take for Howard Carter to explore the tomb

a)

5

b)

7

c)

10

d)

20

9.

What is secondary evidence?

a)

Evidence from someone who was there at the time

b)

Evidence from someone who was not there

c)

Evidence from someone in secondary school.

d)

Something that is definitely not true.

10.

Where are a lot of artefacts from the tomb kept now?

a)

Back in the tomb

b)

In the Cairo museum

c)

In Caernarfon

d)

In the Valley of the Kings

11.

What was Tutankhamun's coffin made of?

a)

Gold

b)

Stone

c)

Bronze

d)

Wood

12.

What did the Egyptians think would happen if the heart was removed from the Pharaoh's body?

a)

The Pharaoh would come back to haunt them.

b)

The body would not be preserved

c)

The soul would never reach the afterlife

13.

What was the first room in the tomb called?

a)

The ante chamber

b)

The uncle chamber

c)

The burial chamber

d)

The crypt

14.

What was Anubis' role

a)

To protect the soul of the dead

b)

To guard the pyramid

c)

To keep the Pharaoh company

d)

To help the soul of the dead to move to the afterlife

15.

Body parts were stored in.....

a)

Canopy jars

b)

Canopic jars

c)

Canpic jars

d)

Marble jars

16.

Why did Tutankhamun want board games in the tomb?

a)

As he was a champion board game player

b)

The afterlife is long and he needed something to do

c)

Only pharaohs were allowed to play games

d)

Guests of the tomb could play while watching the body.

17.

How do you spell the name of the boy who became Pharaoh at nine years old?

(a)  

18.

At what age did Tutankhamun die?

a)

9 years old

b)

16 years old

c)

19 years old

d)

13 years old

19.

Where was Tutankhamun buried?

a)

Egyptian Museum

b)

Tomb of Tut Ankh Amun, Egypt

c)

Valley of the Kings

20.

How Did Tutankhamun Die?

a)

from a gangrene infection at age 19.

b)

from cancer

21.

In what year Tutankhamun was buried?

a)

1323 BC

b)

1312 BC

c)

1234 BC

22.

The _______ of the king was made of gold.

a)

hair

b)

nail

c)

pillow

d)

mask

23.

Egyptians used three ______ in Tutankhamun´s tomb.

a)

coffins

b)

toys

c)

tombs

d)

treasures

24.

Tutankhamun's tomb was...

a)

a pyramid.

b)

buried underground.

c)

clearly marked in a cemetery.

d)

emptied by grave robbers.

25.

To the ancient Egyptians, the Pharaoh was...

a)

...nothing but a highly respected person.

b)

...equivalent to a typical politician or leader.

c)

...like a living god.

26.

This painting from a tomb wall shows Tutankhamen embracing Osiris, god of the afterlife. It is a ___________.

a)

secondary source

b)

primary source

27.

Which statement is accurate?

a)

The Egyptians believed in many gods and an afterlife.

b)

The Egyptians believed in one god and an afterlife.

c)

The Egyptians did not believe in immortality.

d)

The Egyptians did not believe in the existence of any gods.